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Jim Clements: Welcome aboard, Rep. Gwen Graham

Gwen Graham is a champion for all fishermen who want to conserve, protect, and harvest sustainable seafood for the American consumer and provide recreational access to the Gulf's fisheries. She understands the need for good, responsible fisheries management that supports healthy fishing businesses and strong fishing communities.

Jim Clements: Welcome aboard, Rep. Gwen Graham

Commercial, charter-for-hire, and recreational fishermen are hailing Congresswoman Gwen Graham as the leader we need on Capitol Hill fighting for the fishermen and fishing communities of North Florida and the rest of the Gulf of Mexico.

Commercial and charter-for-hire fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico represent some of the most proactive and forward-thinking businessmen in the country. We understand the need for protecting fish, promoting sustainably, and leaving a legacy for our children. We believe in setting limits and living within those limits. And we enjoy our roles not just as fishermen, but as business owners, conservationists, and stewards of the ocean environment.

Congresswoman Graham is a champion for all fishermen who want to conserve, protect, and harvest sustainable seafood for the American consumer and provide recreational access to the Gulf's fisheries. She understands the need for good, responsible fisheries management that supports healthy fishing businesses and strong fishing communities.

She knows that the commercial and charter-for-hire fishermen of North Florida and their colleagues from Galveston to Key West are fishery leaders that are working hard to keep their businesses afloat for today and leave healthy fisheries for future generations.

Congresswoman Graham recognizes that sustainable fisheries and conservation go hand-in-hand. She has seen the hard working fishermen of the Gulf become more than seafood harvesters. They attend countless regulatory meetings, they work hard to fix broken management systems, and they regularly walk the halls of Congress advocating for the sustainability policies to protect their businesses today and to leave robust fisheries for their children.

Fishermen know Congresswoman Graham will work diligently with both commercial and recreational fishermen to ensure that the Gulf of Mexico can continue to provide a sustainable source of healthy seafood for the public, as well as ensure the American heritage of recreational fishing.

We look forward to the congresswoman taking a leadership role in Gulf fisheries on Capitol Hill. We need a leader in Washington DC that fights for fishermen and conservation together, and we are confident she will be the one.